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| Living in lighted environments |
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| most fishes have well developed eyes |
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| same optic density as water so all refraction performed by lens |
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| adaptations for vision in water |
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| sperical shape: focus in water(compensate for refraction); protruding position: enhances field of view; off-centered: provides for near and farsighted sighted views |
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| density of water absorbs light diff than atmosphere; water dim medium due to high absorbtive capacity, 10% or more lost; water absorbs long wavelength(low freq) more readily than short wave length; red drops out in shallow water, blue penetrates to greatest depths |
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